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Kansas City MO
Current market read
Landlord’s market
ConditionFirm
The yearly data reads a landlord's market, and the recent monthly signals are holding steady.
From public data. The situation now, not a forecast.
Renter Google Search InterestGOOGLE · MONTHLY
Rank
No change this month36of 43 metros
Attention, not a verdict. Google searches for apartments to rent.
Momentum · which way it's movingRENT + JOBS · UPDATED MONTHLY
Steady
Holding steady this month, no signal is pulling hard either way.
VacancyCENSUS · 2024
Share of rentals sitting empty
Asking rentZILLOW ZORI · MONTHLY
+2.6%
▲ Year over year
Older annual rent growth, Census
KANSAS CI
+6%
US AVG
+4.7%
Median rentCENSUS · 2024
$1,315/mo
Typical rent, 2024 yearly count
In the news · Kansas CityNEWS · DAILY
Milhaus Receives Approval to Develop Kansas City Affordable ApartmentsDemand vs supplyCENSUS + BLS
Moderate demand
DEMAND
Jobs+0.8%
Migration+2/1k
SUPPLY
Permits+26%
Vacancy4.3%
Rent vs buyFREDDIE MAC · WEEKLY
+$924/mo
Cheaper to rent than buying
$1,315RENT
$2,239OWN
Net migrationCENSUS · 2024
+2/1k
▲ Net inflow of residents
OUTFLOWINFLOW
Census · BLS · FRED · Zillow · news
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